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Rh been performed. This form is to be carefully distinguished from another which closely resembles it, but has a very different signification; as, Nguai2 këüng7 lò-tia pa8, I with the officers fought, or, I struck the officers.

By these and other circumlocutions, the ideas of the passive voice can be tolerably well expressed, but they often appear very harsh. The awkwardness of these expressions is most apparent when it is desirable to give an exact colloquial translation, rather than a paraphrase, of portions of Scripture.

List of Verbs.
Aïh4, to press.

Ang, to touch, to rest.

Ang7, to solder, to cement.

Chia, to shade.

Chie3, to sacrifice.

Chò3, to make.

Ch‘ah8, to chop.

Chò3 hua3, to create.

Chi‘iang2, to invite.

Chu, to rent.

Ch‘oh4, to go forth.

Ch‘ëh8, to mortise.

Eng3, to reply.

Eng3, to stamp, to seal, to print.

Eng3 sing, Ening, or, Eng3 ing, to consent.

Hai7, to injure.

Hëng, to roast, to bake.

Hëüh4, to be tired.

Hieng5, to hate.

Ho3 chui2, to sprinkle with water.

Hieu3 tih8, to understand.

Hnng, to seal up.

Hung ho3, to direct.

Hui2 paung3, to defame.

Ka3, to teach.

Ka7 to bite.

Ka3 hon3, to teal [morals].

Ka3 tò7, to preach.

K‘ang3, to see.

Kang3 kieng3, to see.

K‘ang2, to lop off.

Kang2 tong7, to be inspired.

Kaing3, to cover.

(Kaiu3, a cover.)

K‘aih4, to crowd.

K‘aiu3, to button.

K‘aung3, to conceal.

K‘aung3, to sleep.

Ke3, to record, to remember.

Kè2, to unfold.

Keng2, to select.

Keng3, to honour.

Keng5, to lead.

Keu3, to save

Keu3, to call.

Këü2, to saw.

Këüh4, to permit.

Kiang, to fear.

Kiang2, to walk.

K‘i2, to begin, to build, to set up.

K‘i2 li5, to get up.

K‘ie7, to stand.

Kiu5, to shrivel.

Kong, to carry.

Kong2, to speak.

Kò5 laung7, or, Kò5 taung7, to gurgle.

K‘ò3, to depart.

Kò2 leng5, to pity.

Laë3, to rub, to file, to polish.

Li5, to come.

Lò8, to descend.

Lòi3, to bore.

Mai, to carry on the back.

Mai chaung, to bury.

Mè2, to buy.

Mè7, to sell.

Meng7, to command.

Muai, to grind.